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Nursery Suite . Splendid Servant's quarters . Apple Garuses and
Stadling , 20 Cottages . Beautiful Pleasure Grounds : Home Farm .
2,000 acres . Stone built Georgian-style Residence . A Recreation
First rate Cover and Mountain Shooting , Salmon and Trent
Rooms . Billard Room . 19 Principal Beirooms . 4 Bathrooms ,
teaving Boston 8.45 per daily-writing .00 p.m. the
following day .
Cashelmore Post and Teleosant Office in Domestic 2 miles from
Fishing in Rivers and Lake .
The journey can be done comfortably via Holyhead and Kingstown
the House .
North-West Ireland .
co. Donegal .
Holyhead to Kingstown )

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the residence .
drive 2 miles long , from the County road .
soil and faces seawards with glorious views . It is approached by a
is substantially built of stone in the Georgian-style on dry gravelly
estates in Ireland , entirely enclosed on its landmark side by a well-
from Letterkenny to Dunfanaghy .
TO BE SOLD . One of the first residential and sporting
Ards House & Demesne
built stone wall , 2 miles in extent , abutting on the County road
North-west Ireland .
Muckish Mountain forms part of the Mountain shooting .
noted for its rock scenery , and as the home of myriads of sea birds .
At the Southern extremity of the beautiful bay of Sheephaven ,
To the South and West stretch the mountains of Donegal , whilst

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Billiard Room , Bouloir , Library , Study , Smoke Room , Gunroom ,
Inter Hall and Grand Staircase , During Room , Drawing Room ,
Side Hall Entrance . Cloakroom , Lavatory , and two W.C.s ,
ON THE FIRST FLOOR-Reached by the main staircase are
SEABLING for 12 horses . Three spacious Garases or Couch
Butler's Pantry and Store Room .
10 Bedrooms and Bathroom and by a second Staircase , 6 Bedrooms ,
On the Lower Grand Floor are the spacious offices including
Stabling and Garage Premises
Above are Day and Night Nurseries . Sitting Room . 3 Bed-
Bathroom , Housemaid's Pantry , Lavatory and W.O.
ON THE GROUND FLOOR - -Millared Burch. Entrance Hall .
by Messrs . Kaye , Parrie & Ross , of Dublin .
Servants' Hall . 5 Bedrooms and Bathrooms ,
houses with men's accommodation . Harness room .
rooms , Bathroom , Hinsamaii's Pantry , Layatory , and W.O
Two Attic Bedrooms .
Many alterations and improvements have been made , and the
accommodation :
house is in excellent repair .
supply from a Take in the Danesne . Certified Drainate system ,
20 Workmen's Cottages all in good order .
Independent Hot Water Service to all Floors . Excellent Water

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worked by water power .
scale , within a few minutes' walk of the railway station . ' Machinery
for Saw mill , Threshing mill Corn Crusher , and Turnip Cutter
THE HOME PARM comprises a substantial and ample
of stone buildings , suitable for carrying on farming on a large
beautiful Rhododendron drive and a Hieronry .
of varied interests and magnificent panoramic views , including a
The Pleasure Grounds
are diversified in character with many lovely walks , and drives
well protected by very high walls , containing the acres , well
are two ornamental Lakes , 15 acres in extent .
stocked with fruit trees and having range of heated glass . There
Kitchen Gardens .

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fishing from one bank of the celebrated Lackagh River , Salmon and
FISHING . Splendid white trout and sea fishing immediately
brown trout fishing from one bank of the Owencarrow River and
fishing in the Estuary of the River by arrangement with Lord Leitrim .
fishing rights of Glen Lake in conjunction with Lord Leitrim . Net
at of the House in Sheephaven Bay . Salmon and Trout

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also Valuable Library might be acquired .
official intimidation can be given on request .
a purchaser , resident abroad , will be liable to Gaorstat Income
Tax only on income brought into the Free State . A copy of this
including sporting and fishing rights .
price freehold - 250,000
Revenue Commissioners , Dublin , the owner has been informed that
desired the Furniture which includes some old and rare pieces and
The House , buildings , cottages , etc. are in good order . If
( see historical note ) with some 80 acres of Demons land .
The owner also offers for sale the historic " Doc Castle " ruin
Doe Castle .

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The historic DOE CASTLE rises opposite to Arts on a low
possessed walls eight feet in thickness , and in the troublous days in
List of the Irish chieftains to withstand English penetration of
time the famous youth " Red Hugh , " heir of Sir Hugh O'Donnell ,
allow an English garrison to take over his family stronghold .
The first Stewart of Arts and the first Marquis of LondonJerry
Owen Ogo Macswiney , Lord of Doc. The latter was among the
place in all Tyrconnell . ' Hitler came for safety in Henry VIII's
Southern extremity of the Bay . Its square five-staried tower
been in the possession of the Stewart family for about 150 years .
Both the properties are well known . The Arts Estate has
later , until forced ( after the fateful battle of Kinsale 1602 ) to
were only brothers . The present head-Lady Stewart-Bam of
ain of Tyrconnell , to be under the Guardianship of the fierce
ern Ireland under the Tudors , it was judged the strongest
memory jutting out into the waters of Sheephaven , at the
Ards - is selling the property as her husband's chief interests are in
sought-after Scottish moors .
In his " Highways and Byways in Donegal and Antrim "
of Arts , with rich wooding that covers all the irregular hills , and
' Between the post road and Sheephaven Bay lies the Estate
fishing , its salmon and trouting rivers , its grouse moors , which are
through it is over five miles from gate to gate , sometimes under
shooting , the estate could hold its own with many of the most
trees , sometimes with glimuses peering out of the lesser bays , each
With its bay ( the home of myriads of sea birds ) for yachting and
Captain Stephen Gwyn makes the following reference to Arts :
and cut , and further along through green slowing pastures . Where
be known far and wide as the most fascinating in Ireland .
capable of carrying a far larger head than at present , and its cock-
adds that were the residence to become an Hotel the place would
rabbits play and scultle in groves to cover in front of you . It goes
rough what is the most beautiful demesne I have seen . " He
ful into which the colourful stores of Sheenhaven are curved
lown in some places to the very water's edge . The avenue